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Wednesday, July 26, 2017

MEMPHIS — Christian Brothers University (CBU) is proud to announce that Mark Billingsley has joined the University’s executive leadership team as its newest Vice President for Advancement, effective August 15, 2017.
Billingsley will be responsible for all of the fund development and unearned revenue-generating strategies for the 146 year-old University, including alumni activities, major gifts, bequest gifts and planned giving, CBU’s annual fund, and grants management. ...
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Wednesday, November 16, 2016

Gadomski School of Engineering Announced at Bell Tower Gala
Dick Gadomski (second from left) with his wife Flo Gadomski, son-in-law Jay Healy (MBA '11), and daughter Dr. Regina Gadomski Healy ('88)
MEMPHIS — Christian Brothers University (CBU) has announced that its nationally recognized engineering school has been officially named the Gadomski School of Engineering, in honor of alumnus and benefactor Dick Gadomski, AFSC . The announcement was made by CBU...
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Thursday, August 25, 2016

MEMPHIS — Christian Brothers University (CBU) conferred its 2017 CBU Lasallian Fellows during Academic Convocation on August 25 th . Raymond (Trey) McGinnis, Taylor Flake, RaKesha Gray, Lauren Jeu, and John Buttross were officially inducted as the CBU Lasallian Fellows Class of 2017 , which is considered the highest student honor granted by the Catholic university, which was founded by the De La Salle Christian Brothers .
CBU Lasallian Fellowships are presented annually to...
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Friday, April 8, 2016

MEMPHIS – On Tuesday, alums, students, faculty, staff, and friends of the university showed their generosity and celebrated the inaugural “Day of Giving” by contributing $57,000 to the CBU annual fund in less than 24 hours. The campaign aimed for collecting 145 gifts (to commemorate the 145 years CBU has existed as a college), which would have been matched by a $25,000 gift from Steve ('72) and Debbie Waechter. As the number of gifts climbed and eventually surpassed...
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Wednesday, January 20, 2016

MEMPHIS, TN - Logical
Systems (LSI) , an international engineering firm, based in Memphis, and
Christian Brothers University are pleased to announce an agreement through
which LSI will fund up to two scholarships per year for selected CBU
engineering students. The targeted recipients are gifted minority
students from the Memphis area who otherwise would not have the economic
ability to attend CBU’s engineering program. The students selected to
receive these scholarships will be mentored by LSI...
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Thursday, January 7, 2016

MEMPHIS — Construction has begun on the new Rosa Deal School of the Arts, one of the capital improvements outlined in the Faith in Progress campaign launched last summer .
The Rosa Deal School of the Arts is being constructed on the site of Kenrick Hall, CBU's first building at the East Parkway campus. The new building is a state-of-the-art educational facility that will support current academics, summer and after-school programs, interdisciplinary faculty planning, and the CBU...
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Wednesday, December 2, 2015

Franky Paz, President Obama, and Dr. John Smarrelli Jr. at the White House
Christian Brothers University proudly joined nearly 150 public and private sector organizations who answered the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics’ 25th anniversary call to action. Dr. John Smarrelli , President of CBU, and Franky Paz (Sports Management ‘18) represented the University at an event on October 15, 2015 in Washington, D.C where President Barack Obama ...
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Sunday, November 8, 2015

Fourth Annual Charitable Event to Honor Daush, Dunavant, Perry
MEMPHIS — Christian Brothers University will hold its fourth annual Bell Tower Gala on Saturday, November 14 at the Hilton Memphis Tennessee Grand Ballroom at 6:00 p.m. This year's Gala is generously presented by FedEx Corporation .
This unforgettable evening will be a festive charitable event, a tribute to the history of Lasallian education in Memphis, and a great way to reconnect with old friends. And since all...
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Wednesday, September 9, 2015

MEMPHIS - Christian Brothers University ( CBU ) continues to claim its place among the Top Tier of Southern Universities according to U.S. News and World Report’s 2016 edition of “ America’s Best Colleges. ”
CBU is ranked 27th of 127 schools included among the Regional Universities category in the U.S. News methodology, which is based upon classifications created by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.
Regional Universities are defined as those offering a broad scope...
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Tuesday, June 23, 2015

MEMPHIS — Tonight at a celebratory reception, representatives of Christian Brothers University (CBU) announced the public launch of a $70 million capital campaign.
“Faith in Progress: The Campaign for Advancing Education” now stands as the largest campaign in the history of Memphis’ oldest university. To date, over $30 million of the campaign goal has been secured.
The endeavor reflects the University’s vision for the future through elevated programming, improved facilities, an increased...
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